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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC 1905 federal market?

Net obligations$158.33B
Contract actions21,205
Vendors148
Federal customers12
Contracting offices54
Average action$7.47M
Largest action$8.38B
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC 1905 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$37.64B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$15.51B2,842578
FY 2020$24.97B2,821669+61.0%
FY 2021$16.56B3,504626−33.7%
FY 2022$17.18B3,393567+3.7%
FY 2023$23.45B2,891516+36.5%
FY 2024$23.02B2,789478−1.9%
FY 2025$37.64B2,965755+63.5%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$154.77B20,45511497.8%
U.S. COAST GUARD7008$3.46B232122.2%
DEPT OF THE ARMY2100$88.92M443200.1%
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE1443$2.78M1510.0%
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION7014$2.40M110.0%
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE1448$532.6K820.0%
U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM)97ZS$272.0K810.0%
DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE5700$226.5K110.0%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000$30.6K110.0%
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY97AS$19.7K110.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC 1905?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC 1905 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$73.10B3,604146.2%Sep 30, 2025
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED$24.35B4,413215.4%Sep 30, 2025
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED$23.13B5,474114.6%Sep 30, 2025
BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION$12.78B2,41228.1%Sep 30, 2025
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.11B96022.6%Sep 30, 2025
BECHTEL PLANT MACHINERY, INC.$4.02B1512.5%Sep 29, 2025
MARINETTE MARINE CORPORATION$3.86B11622.4%Sep 30, 2025
AUSTAL USA, LLC$2.64B49221.7%Sep 30, 2025
TEXTRON INC.$2.24B34811.4%Sep 30, 2025
NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY$1.89B24311.2%Sep 5, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC 1905?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$130.01B19,84710182.1%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$23.71B725815.0%
332410POWER BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING$4.02B1512.5%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$317.65M208120.2%
335311POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING$134.03M63100.1%
336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$49.09M7710.0%
334220RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$30.29M3510.0%
336612BOAT BUILDING$25.03M10290.0%
488390OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR WATER TRANSPORTATION$9.84M1510.0%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$7.84M410.0%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC 1905?

Not available for competition57.2%12,128 actions
Not competed under SAP20.4%4,318 actions
Competed19.0%4,028 actions
Not competed3.0%636 actions
Other / unknown0.2%52 actions
Competed under SAP0.2%43 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$158.32B
Small business share0.0%$3.49M
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$155.73B18,865
DELIVERY ORDER$2.59B2,268
PURCHASE ORDER$4.09M72

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC 1905?

10 / Market Interpretation

How should contractors evaluate this market?

01

Start with the spending direction

Compare annual obligations with actions and vendor participation. Growth driven by only a few large actions represents a different opportunity from broad, recurring demand.

02

Follow the actual buyers

Move from federal customers to contracting offices. Offices reveal where acquisition responsibility and recurring purchasing activity are concentrated.

03

Measure accessible demand

Use competition, small-business participation, incumbent vendors, and PSC mix before treating the full $158.33B market as addressable.